Researchers identify patients facing greatest risk of cancer's return

St. Jude researchers believe gene variations could help identify pediatric cancer survivors who are especially likely to face a breast cancer diagnosis later in life. The findings of a new St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital study determined that childhood cancer survivors with a specific combination of genetic variations are at a much higher risk of breast cancer compared to other survivors of pediatric cancers. Researchers found the combined effect of th e 170 common gene variations is comparable…
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